- St. Thomas High School (Quebec)
Infobox Education in Canada
name= St. Thomas High School
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streetaddress= 120 Ambassador Avenue
city=Pointe Claire
province=Quebec
postalcode= H9R 1S8
areacode= 514
phone= 694-3770
fax= 694-3378
email= stthomas@lbpsb.qc.ca
website= http://stthomas.lbpsb.qc.ca/
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schoolboard=Lester B. Pearson School Board
affiliation= none (formerly Roman Catholic)
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trustee=
principal= C. Daoust
viceprincipals= C. Galley, C. Di Iorio
schooltype= high school
grades= Secondary I-V
language= English
mascot= The Valiant Knight
teamname= Knights/Zulus
colours= Green and White
founded= 1960
enrollment= 1237
enrollment_as_of=St. Thomas High School is a high school in the municipality of Pointe-Claire, situated in
Quebec ,Canada . It is a member of theInternational Baccalaureate Organization 's certified Middle Years Programme. It is the second largest high school operated by theLester B. Pearson School Board in Montreal. It is second to onlyLindsay Place High School , which is also located in Pointe-Claire. For the 2008 school year, St thomas ranked 7th out of all the 466 schools in the province. [ [http://www.fraserinstitute.org/reportcards/schoolperformance/schooldisplay.aspx?id=QCS888065 Fraser Institute-School Report Cards"] ]St. Thomas High School has a rich tradition of academic excellence dating back to 1960. Many parents of their students were themselves students at St. Thomas. Their present population is 1,237 students and includes students from thirty-nine elementary schools. St. Thomas has a Code of Conduct developed collaboratively by staff, parents and students, which ensures a student's right to be educated in a caring, respectful environment. St. Thomas has an Honour Society in order to grant recognition to their top students. A group of St. Thomas hockey alumni is sponsoring a hockey team this year.
Extracurricular activities
* school plays
* rugby
* soccer
* debating
* Track and Field
* hockey
* tennis
* professional weight room
* professional gymnastics room
* professional bastekball court
* two computer labs
* chess club
* spoken word poetry group
* student newspaper
* video game club
* junior and senior bands
* music and art programs
* Amnesty International
* two improvisational drama teams participating in theCanadian Improv Games Notable alumni
Famous alumni and faculty include former
Canadian Football League playerLarry Tittley , soldier and historian Dr.Roman Jarymowycz , authorSheila Kindellan-Sheehan (author of "Sheila's Take"), [http://www.aelaq.org/mrb/article.php?issue=10&article=244&cat=4] Crown Spokesperson Geoffrey Gaul (of the Criminal Justice Branch of the British Columbia Ministry of the Attorney General), radio personality and legal consultantSean Moreman (a founding figure of Toronto'sProud FM ), nationalskeet shooting competitorMatthew Maisonville , swimmerPeter Schmidt (former world record holder in the 400m freestyle), andAutumn Phillips (née Kelly), the wife of Peter Phillips.References
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